[Bug 997454] [NEW] Booting grub via pxe takes about 10 to 20 Minutes

[Thomas Schweikle]

Public bug reported:

With an older version of grub (1.98) this was not the case: about 20 seconds, now about 20 minutes.
The new image was created using "grub-mknetdir". For the old version the same command was used.

With version 2.00~beta 4 it is again at what is expected: less than 20
seconds. Seems there is a bug with pxe booting within grub 1.99. Colud
we please go up to version 2.00~beta 4, even if it is a beta version?
Even if there might be problems with the newest grub --- only loading
grub from network taking from10 up to 20 minutes is a showstopper in
certain environments!

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: grub (not installed)
Uname: Linux 3.2.16 x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu May 10 05:38:57 2012
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: grub
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: grub (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug oneiric

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Title:
  Booting grub via pxe takes about 10 to 20 Minutes

Status in “grub” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  With an older version of grub (1.98) this was not the case: about 20 seconds, now about 20 minutes.
  The new image was created using "grub-mknetdir". For the old version the same command was used.

  With version 2.00~beta 4 it is again at what is expected: less than 20
  seconds. Seems there is a bug with pxe booting within grub 1.99. Colud
  we please go up to version 2.00~beta 4, even if it is a beta version?
  Even if there might be problems with the newest grub --- only loading
  grub from network taking from10 up to 20 minutes is a showstopper in
  certain environments!

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: grub (not installed)
  Uname: Linux 3.2.16 x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu May 10 05:38:57 2012
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: grub
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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